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Maersk Drilling boasts largest quarterly backlog addition since 2017

Maersk Drilling has added hundreds of millions to its contract backlog, its largest quarterly backlo...

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  • Market Outlooks
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Wintershall Dea makes new discovery near Dvalin field

Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has made a gas/condensate and oil discovery near the Dvalin fiel...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Valaris jack-up wins Gulf of Mexico job

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded a contract for one of its jack-up rigs in the ...

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  • Project & Tenders
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India searching for missing workers after cyclone sinks barge

Search and rescue efforts continue for workers who went missing after cyclone Tauktae hit a barge wo...

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  • Safety
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Equinor selects subsea concept for stranded Norwegian assets

Equinor and its partners have selected a concept for developing six discoveries in a joint unitisati...

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  • Project & Tenders
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BP and Eni in talks to combine upstream portfolios in Angola

Eni and BP have entered into a non-binding MoU to progress detailed discussions on combining their u...

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  • Collaboration
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Maersk Supply targets offshore wind and oil markets in Norway

Maersk Supply is making a move to enter Norway, targeting the towing and installation of units for o...

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  • Vessels
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Seacor liftboat capsized while lowering legs – preliminary report

A U.S. government safety investigative agency has issued a preliminary report following the incident...

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  • Authorities & Government
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  • long read
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ExxonMobil hopes to repair faulty Guyana FPSO parts before mid-2021

ExxonMobil is working to resolve technical challenges and design issues on its Liza Destiny FPSO as ...

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  • Vessels
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ONGC: Three barges and one drillship adrift as cyclone blasts India

Three construction barges and one drillship working for ONGC on fields off Mumbai, India are adrift ...

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  • Safety
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Offshore worker injured in serious Johan Sverdrup incident

An investigation has been launched into a serious lifting incident with a personal injury on Equinor...

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  • Safety
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Offshore safety regulator inspects BP’s Argos platform

BSEE has conducted a pre-production inspection of BP’s Argos platform slated for operation in ...

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  • Safety
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Hibernia platform: Investigation launched after near-miss incident

A near-miss incident with the potential for fatality has happened on the HMDC-operated Hibernia plat...

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  • Safety
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Offshore worker dies in Gulf of Mexico well incident

An offshore worker has died following an incident with a shut-in well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. ...

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  • Safety
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Total hands out Tyra commissioning contract

A consortium of Actemium and Semco Maritime has been awarded the provision of a commissioning servic...

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  • Project & Tenders
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Maersk Drilling gets rid of two jack-ups, wins new rig gig

Maersk Drilling is getting rid of two jack-up drilling rigs in addition to securing a new job for an...

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  • Project & Tenders
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U.S. weekly offshore rig count up to 15

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. increased by two units over the last week, according to a Fr...

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  • Exploration & Production
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  • energy transition
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In focus: Carbon capture and storage as key element in achieving decarbonisation

In this edition of In focus, we’ll be looking at ways through which the offshore energy sector is wo...

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  • Transition
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Seadrill JV lands 12-well drillship contract in Angola

A new, twelve-well drillship contract has been awarded to a joint venture between Seadrill Limited a...

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  • Business Developments & Projects
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Union working to avoid downsizing of 200 rig workers

A Norwegian union is working to avoid the downsizing of 200 workers of the West Mira rig following a...

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  • Human Capital
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Spirit gets life extension for North Sea field

Spirit Energy has received approval from Norwegian authorities for a life extension of its Vale gas ...

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  • Business & Finance
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IOG supports research to test carbon storage sites in North Sea

IOG is supporting research that will identify, examine, and test carbon storage sites in the Souther...

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  • Carbon Capture Usage & Storage
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Upstream spending cut by $285bn as Covid-19 takes its toll, Rystad says

The toll of the Covid-19 on upstream investments in the first two years of the downturn is estimated...

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  • Market Outlooks
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Chevron shuts in Tamar gas field amid unrest in Israel

Chevron has shut down production at its Tamar field located offshore Israel amid escalating violence...

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  • Exploration & Production
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Prosafe heading to Supreme Court over Westcon case

Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe is heading to the Supreme Court to appeal a recent rulin...

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  • Authorities & Government
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